Safety envelop



R. L. KAY.

SAFETY ENVELOP.

APPLICATION FILED APB; M. 916.

Patented Aug. 15, 1916.

31 g-p f I Specification Letters li atez't. jll Applieaisn filed .ipril M, 1815.

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What is claimed is 1. A safety envelop including a body and top and bottom flaps, the top flap being arranged to overlap the bottom flap and having an opening and the bottom flap being provided with an integral oblong tongue of substantially uniform width throughout its entire length out from the bottom flap of material located entirely above the lower edge of the bottom flap when the latter is folded, saidtongue having its side and end edges arranged in spaced relation with the edges of the opening formed by the cutting of the flap, said tongue being provided at its inner portion with a longitudinal slot and the outer portion of the tongue beingprovided with adhesive material, said tongue being passed through the opening of the top flap and sealed against the envelop bythe said adhesive material.

2. A safety envelop including a body portion, a bottom flap, end flaps secured to the bottom flap and provided at theirupper portions with inner and outer interfitting sealing tongues having laterally reduced free terminal portions spaced from each other by an intervening slot and the side edges of the tongues being spaced from the adjacent por tionsof theend flaps by side slots and a top flap foldable over thebottom and end flaps and provided with an area having adhesive material adapted to cover and conceal the inter-fitting tongues of the end flaps.

3. A safety envelop including a body and top and bottom flaps, the top flap being arranged to overlap the bottom flap and having an opening, and the bottonrfiap being provided with an integral oblong tongue of substantially"uniform width throughout its entire length cut from the bottom flap of material located entirely above the lower edge of the bottom flap when the latter is folded, said tongue having its side and end edges arranged in spaced relation with the edges of the openings formed by the cutting.

of the flaps said tongue being provided at its inner portion with a longitudinal slot located at the opening of the top flap and the outer portion of the tongue being provided with adhesive material for securing it to the envelop.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

, Bi -Y L. KAY. Witnesses:

LEWIS B. Mnrnn, J. R. ELLIOTT. 

